Idiom
patience of a saint
Meaning
Synonym of patience of an angel.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You need the patience of a saint to teach young children.”
“She has the patience of a saint, waiting hours for her delayed flight without complaining once.”
“Only a mentor with the patience of a saint could guide such a difficult student through the complexities of the final thesis.”
Examples
simple
“You need the patience of a saint to teach young children.”
contextual
“She has the patience of a saint, waiting hours for her delayed flight without complaining once.”
complex
“Only a mentor with the patience of a saint could guide such a difficult student through the complexities of the final thesis.”
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